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Yanhuang Chunqiu (p=Yánhuáng Chūnqiū), sometimes translated as China Through the Ages, is a monthly journal in the China that was historically commonly identified as liberal and reformist. It was started in 1991, with the support of Xiao Ke, a liberal general of China's People's Liberation Army. Du Daozheng served as the founding director of the publisher.
It was previously regarded as one of the most influential liberal journals in China, issuing some 200,000 copies per month. It paused its operations in 2016, however, after a crackdown from CCP general secretary Xi Jinping's administration. Following the pause, a new management team with editors supporting Xi Jinping was introduced, and it continued to be published.
On July 1, 1991, Yanhuang Chunqiu published its first issue. Du Daozheng served as the founding director of the publisher. In early 1992, after Deng Xiaoping's southern tour, Yanhuang Chunqiu began to publish articles in support of the Reforms and Opening-up program. In 2001, Xi Zhongxun, a leading reformist and the father of Xi Jinping, publicly supported and praised the journal.
In January 2013, Yanhuang Chunqiu website was temporarily shut down by the Chinese government after it had published an editorial urging the implementation of constitutional rights.
In July 2015, the founding publisher, Du Daozheng, had taken up the role of editor-in-chief, when Yang Jisheng was forced to resign. In connection with his resignation, Yang published two letters: the first explained the reasons for his resignation to the members of Yanhuang Chunqiu and its readers; the second was sent to the General Administration of Press and Publication and criticized intensified government restrictions on topics that the magazine was permitted to cover.
In 2016, China's media regulator, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, declared 37 recent news items in breach of political guidelines.
The July 2016 restrictions led the magazine's editorial staff to announce that the magazine could no longer be published, as the academy had unilaterally abandoned an agreement allowing its publication within defined bounds. They further revealed that academy staff had seized control of the Yanhuang Chunqiu website at the magazine's offices. China Digital Times, a website based in the United States that is focused on censorship in China, reported that as an attempt to resist the change, some senior staff attempted to withhold financial records, office keys, and the magazine's official seal to prevent those affiliated with the academy from using them. Nevertheless, it appeared that publication would continue, under staff from the academy including Jia Leilei, its former vice-president. Editors Announce 'End' of Top Chinese Political Magazine After Staff Reshuffle, Radio Free Asia, 18 July 2016
After he was dismissed, Du announced that the publication had been suspended, and said the closure resembled methods used in the Cultural Revolution.
As of May 2024, Yanhuang Chunqiu continues to be published, with Jia Leilei serving as editor-in-chief.
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